Console Gaming (General)

[Mike S]

What best efforts.

There was a whole thing where they tried to smear the company with quotes that were proven to be mistranslations and misunderstandings but they ran with it anyway and still run with it.

 

[Jake S]

There was a whole thing where they tried to smear the company with quotes that were proven to be mistranslations and misunderstandings but they ran with it anyway and still run with it.

Who? Where? I’ve never even heard of this game.

 

[Mike S]

Who? Where? I’ve never even heard of this game.

It was an IGN article from last November.

How Black Myth: Wukong Developer’s History of Sexism Is Complicating its Journey to the West - IGN

For an indie studio that has only released mobile titles within China, this widespread acclaim over Black Myth: Wukong is a largely unprecedented feat, particularly for a game that has not been released yet. But beneath the luster of this souls-like, Game Science is plagued by claims of sexism.

www.ign.com

I watch a lot of game related stuff so I remember when it was first revealed before the PS5 and Xbox Series even came out.

Also plenty of the reviews mention the “controversy” in one way or another.

 

[Mike S]

Indiana Jones coming to PS5. I’m so happy I didn’t buy an Xbox as my second console and went with the Steam Deck instead lol.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Finally Gets a Release Date for Xbox...and PlayStation | gamescom 2024 - IGN

After its proper reveal earlier this year, MachineGames has finally provided a release date for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, which is coming to PC and Xbox Series X/S on December 9, 2023. Additionally, we learned that it's coming to PS5 in Spring of 2025.

www.ign.com

I will now wait to see if there’s a port from Panic Button for the Switch 2. If not I’ll have to hope this is compatible with the Deck. If not again, at least I’ll still have my nice portable with easy emulation capability.

 

[wutisgood]

Black Myth Wukong is a roaring success despite journalists best efforts just like last year with Hogwarts Legacy.

I don’t have interest in the game myself but I’m loving this all the same.

‘Black Myth: Wukong’ Blows Past Elden Ring, Cyberpunk 2077 Steam Records

At the time of this writing, Black Myth: Wukong has already become the fourth most concurrently played game in Steam history.

www.forbes.com

JK is a horrible person today that would probably hate herself if her past self knew what her current self was. Hogwarts legacy success is not an endorsement of her as a person, it is an endorsement of the brand. Harry Potter is bigger than JK can try to take it from everyone with her hate. Most all of the brand was established before JK was a Twitter addict transphobic pos.

 

[wutisgood]

What best efforts.

This game is about 80 percent Chinese players and 7 percent US while being made by a Chinese studio and some people want to assign American media critics as taking some sort of L as to the success of the game against their criticisms as a way to validate their minority opinions.

 

[Mike S]

This game is about 80 percent Chinese players and 7 percent US while being made by a Chinese studio and some people want to assign American media critics as taking some sort of L as to the success of the game against their criticisms as a way to validate their minority opinions.

If that 7% is correct then 700,000 copies in a few days isn’t bad at all for a foreign game from a new studio to the US.

The game has sold 10,000,000 total copies btw.

 

[Mike S]

Oof. Can’t say I’m surprised though. People are getting sick of unoriginal trend chasing and this game was clearly attempting to rip off GotG and Overwatch since it’s apparently been in development for 8 years. It’s going to be glorious to see this game get curb stomped by AstroBot which was announced at the same exact event and got a much better reception. I hope that one comes to the Steam Deck eventually. Looks fun.

PlayStation’s ‘Concord’ Did Not Break 700 Players On Steam On Launch Day

PlayStation’s Concord, a game reportedly in the works for eight years trying to break into the hero shooter market, has launched with sub-700 concurrent players on Steam

www.forbes.com

Also this is another win for gamers that are sick of so many live services being pushed.

 

[tielo]

Oof. Can’t say I’m surprised though. People are getting sick of unoriginal trend chasing and this game was clearly attempting to rip off GotG and Overwatch since it’s apparently been in development for 8 years. It’s going to be glorious to see this game get curb stomped by AstroBot which was announced at the same exact event and got a much better reception. I hope that one comes to the Steam Deck eventually. Looks fun.

PlayStation’s ‘Concord’ Did Not Break 700 Players On Steam On Launch Day

PlayStation’s Concord, a game reportedly in the works for eight years trying to break into the hero shooter market, has launched with sub-700 concurrent players on Steam

www.forbes.com

Also this is another win for gamers that are sick of so many live services being pushed.

I never like to see a game fail, peoples livelihood are on stake and no one sets out to make a bad game. As far as this type of games go I heard the gameplay is solid but the rest is lacking originality.
I have no love for MP/GAAS games but I pre-ordered Astro bot as the free Astro Bot game that came with the PS5 is a hoot. Not sure if this Nintendo like game is deemed a PC contender for the future but who knows, I for sure am looking forward to play it.
PlayStation's effort in MP games looks like the failed rehash from PS3 and fortunately they steered away from that quickly to continue making the single player games that I love.

 

[Mike S]

I never like to see a game fail, peoples livelihood are on stake and no one sets out to make a bad game. As far as this type of games go I heard the gameplay is solid but the rest is lacking originality.
I have no love for MP/GAAS games but I pre-ordered Astro bot as the free Astro Bot game that came with the PS5 is a hoot. Not sure if this Nintendo like game is deemed a PC contender for the future but who knows, I for sure am looking forward to play it.
PlayStation's effort in MP games looks like the failed rehash from PS3 and fortunately they steered away from that quickly to continue making the single player games that I love.

Yeah it sucks but this is how everything works. You win some you lose some. I’m more against the publishers that push live services. The market can only handle so many “forever games” and you need to have something really unique to gain your spot. Concord wasn’t it. Maybe it would’ve been if it came out a few years ago.

 

[tielo]

Yeah it sucks but this is how everything works. You win some you lose some. I’m more against the publishers that push live services. The market can only handle so many “forever games” and you need to have something really unique to gain your spot. Concord wasn’t it. Maybe it would’ve been if it came out a few years ago.

True. I'm glad they canceled 6 (shocking waist of money and time but thankfully they can do what they are good at now) and the CEO was kicked out. Helldivers 2 at least made it's money back. Anyway, looking forward to Star Wars Outlaws and 2 weeks later Astro Boy, good times.

 

[Mike S]

True. I'm glad they canceled 6 (shocking waist of money and time but thankfully they can do what they are good at now) and the CEO was kicked out. Helldivers 2 at least made it's money back. Anyway, looking forward to Star Wars Outlaws and 2 weeks later Astro Boy, good times.

We’ll see how Outlaws does. Reactions to one of the latest trailers seemed tepid at best and there seems to already be signs of bugs. Ubisoft just can’t catch a break these days.

 

[tielo]

We’ll see how Outlaws does. Reactions to one of the latest trailers seemed tepid at best and there seems to already be signs of bugs. Ubisoft just can’t catch a break these days.

I always watch ACG for a honest review and we match mostly about the things we like and his review is what I was expecting and am happy with.

 

[LieutLaww]

Just downloaded it ready for release, really looking for ward to playing it

 

[Jerroddragon]

I'll grab outlaws when its on sale

Looks fine but seems like some tech issues and its like a 10/10 game more a fun star wars game

 

[Mike S]

2 weeks and the game is going offline and everyone is getting a refund. This has to be one of the biggest admissions of failure in the history of video games.

An important update on Concord

Concord fans -- we’ve been listening closely to your feedback since the launch of Concord on PlayStation 5 and PC and want to thank everyone who has joined the journey aboard the Northstar. Your support and the passionate community that has grown around the game has meant the world to us...

blog.playstation.com

 

[Jerroddragon]

lol

This is on Sony they had numbers for months...they knew this was going to happened and then let it. Should have been F2P from the start

Hell Marvel Rivals is free....if you think people are going to stop playing Apex, Overwatch, Fortnite to buy an game just like them but looks like it has less content...your crazy.

Only Nintendo can get away with that, lol

 

[Mike S]

lol

This is on Sony they had numbers for months...they knew this was going to happened and then let it. Should have been F2P from the start

Hell Marvel Rivals is free....if you think people are going to stop playing Apex, Overwatch, Fortnite to buy an game just like them but looks like it has less content...your crazy.

Only Nintendo can get away with that, lol

No, the blame goes on the people who saw this game and then PURCHASED THE STUDIO MAKING IT THINKING IT WOULD BE A HIT

Also are you referring to Splatoon with that last bit? I never played it myself.

 

[Jerroddragon]

No, the blame goes on the people who saw this game and then PURCHASED THE STUDIO MAKING IT THINKING IT WOULD BE A HIT

Also are you referring to Splatoon with that last bit? I never played it myself.

haha kinda

Nintendo can just get away with trying things but Sony....Ubiosft and so on its hard for them to really get away with it


Also I will say while Spatoon at times could be light on some online content, its a very very fun game and only thing I never liked was the times for certain maps vs having all maps going at once like most online MP games

 

[Mike S]

haha kinda

Nintendo can just get away with trying things but Sony....Ubiosft and so on its hard for them to really get away with it


Also I will say while Spatoon at times could be light on some online content, its a very very fun game and only thing I never liked was the times for certain maps vs having all maps going at once like most online MP games

You could say ARMS is a game that didn’t really hit it off but it also wasn’t a $200 million + budgeted game lol